Naved Khan & Ors. Vs State Govt of NCT of Delhi and Anr. — Dowry and Cruelty | Delhi HC (2026)

Naved Khan & Ors. Vs State Govt of NCT of Delhi and Anr. — Dowry and Cruelty | Delhi HC (2026)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Quashing of FIR No.518/2023 dated 11.11.2023 registered at PS Jamia Nagar, Delhi under Sections 498A/406/34 IPC and all proceedings emanating therefrom; petition disposed of alongwith pending application CRL.M.A. 12116/2026, with parties bound by settlement terms.

Issue for consideration

Whether FIR No.518/2023 dated 11.11.2023 registered at PS Jamia Nagar, Delhi under Sections 498A/406/34 IPC and all proceedings emanating therefrom should be quashed in view of the Settlement Agreement dated 21.11.2025 between petitioner no.1 and respondent no.2.

Court's answer

Following the law laid down by the Supreme Court in Jitendra Raghuvanshi (2013) 4 SCC 58, Gian Singh (2012) 10 SCC 303 and Narinder Singh (2014) 6 SCC 466, since a voluntary settlement has been arrived at and there is nothing left to corroborate and prove the prosecution case, continuation of the FIR would be an exercise in futility.

Ratio / Principle

The petitioners and respondent no.2 shall remain bound by all the terms and conditions of the settlement arrived at inter se themselves.

Key takeaways

The petition is allowed: FIR No.518/2023 dated 11.11.2023 registered at PS Jamia Nagar, Delhi under Sections 498A/406/34 IPC and all proceedings emanating therefrom stand quashed.ratio¶21

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Delhi High Court (Saurabh Banerjee, J.), by order dated 20.04.2026, allowed a petition under Section 528 BNSS seeking quashing of FIR No.518/2023 dated 11.11.2023 (PS Jamia Nagar, Delhi) under Sections 498A/406/34 IPC arising from a matrimonial dispute. Following the Supreme Court decisions in Jitendra Raghuvanshi (2013) 4 SCC 58, Gian Singh (2012) 10 SCC 303 and Narinder Singh (2014) 6 SCC 466, and in view of the Settlement Agreement dated 21.11.2025 (Annexure P4) resolving the disputes between petitioner no.1 (husband) and respondent no.2 (wife) — total settlement Rs.5,00,000/-, of which Rs.3,00,000/- stood paid and a Bank of India Demand Draft No.000186 dated 10.04.2026 for Rs.2,00,000/- was handed over as full and final settlement of all claims including alimony and maintenance — the marriage having been dissolved by mutual consent in accordance with Muslim Law, respondent no.2 confirming receipt and raising no objection, and the State APP indicating no objection, the Court held that nothing remained to corroborate and prove the prosecution case and that continuing the FIR would be an exercise in futility. The FIR and all proceedings emanating therefrom were quashed, the petitioners and respondent no.2 were directed to remain bound by all settlement terms, and the petition, alongwith pending application CRL.M.A. 12116/2026, was disposed of accordingly.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

- CRL.M.C. 2983/2026, CRL.M.A. 12116/2026

NAVED KHAN & ORS.

.....Petitioners

Through: Mr. Rajiv Bajaj, Advocate alongwith petitioners in person

versus

STATE GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANR .....Respondents Through: Mr. Raghuinder Verma, APP for the State Mr. Aditya Vikram Singh, Ms. Upasna Bakshi, Ms. Divya Bakshi and Mr. Gourav Singh, Advocates alongwith SI Pradeep Malik, PS Jamia Nagar R-2 in person

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SAURABH BANERJEE

O R D E R % 20.04.2026

By virtue of the present petition under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 ( BNSS ), the petitioners seek quashing of the FIR No.518/2023 dated 11.11.2023 registered at PS.: Jamia Nagar, Delhi under Sections 498A/406/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 ( IPC ) and all proceedings emanating therefrom, in view of Settlement Agreement dated 21.11.2025 ( Annexure P4 ), whereby the petitioner no.1 and the respondent no.2 have mutually and amicably resolved their disputes.

Issue notice. Learned APP for the State accepts notice and submits that he has no objection to the quashing of the aforesaid FIR.

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Respondent no.2, present in Court, also accepts notice and affirms the terms of the aforesaid Settlement Agreement. She submits that in compliance thereof out of total settlement amount of Rs.5,00,000/-, the petitioner no.1 has already paid her the settlement amount of Rs.3,00,000/and a Demand Draft being DD No.000186 dated 10.04.2026 (Bank of India) of Rs.2,00,000/- has been handed over to her today as full and final settlement of all her present, past and future claims including alimony, maintenance, etc. Respondent no.2 further submits that her marriage with the petitioner no.1 has since been dissolved by mutual consent in accordance with Muslim Law and as such, she has no objection to the quashing of the aforesaid FIR.

The petitioners and the respondent no.2, present in Court, as well as their credentials as on record, have been identified by the Investigating Officer.

Facts disclose that a settlement has already been arrived voluntarily between the petitioner no.1 and the respondent no.2 and the present petition is accompanied by their respective affidavit(s) qua the said effect. In view thereof, they shall remain bound by all the terms and conditions of the settlement arrived inter se themselves. As such, following the law laid down by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in Jitendra Raghuvanshi & Ors. vs. Babita Raguvanshi & Anr .: (2013) 4 SCC 58, Gian Singh vs. State of Punjab & Anr .: (2012) 10 SCC 303 and Narinder Singh & Ors. vs. State of Punjab & Anr .: (2014) 6 SCC 466, since there is nothing left to corroborate and prove the case of the prosecution, continuation of the aforesaid FIR against the petitioners will be an exercise in futility.

Thus, the present petition is allowed and FIR No.518/2023 dated

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11.11.2023 registered at PS.: Jamia Nagar, Delhi under Sections 498A/406/34 of the IPC and all proceedings emanating therefrom are hereby quashed

Accordingly, the present petition, alongwith the pending application, is disposed of in the aforesaid terms.

SAURABH BANERJEE, J

APRIL 20, 2026/rr

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